Robert Edward Cornelius Cayley
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Lieutenant Robert Edward Cornelius Cayley, R.N. (22 September, 1870 – 14 December, 1896) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Cayley was the top-scoring of thirty-three candidates for a naval cadetship in examinations held in late 1883. He passed out of Britannia in December, 1885 with eight months' time.[1] He was appointed first to Iron Duke of the Channel Squadron.
Cayley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 25 August, 1892. He would die in December 1896 of fever at Zanzibar.[2]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval Cadetships." The Times (London, England), Monday, Dec 10, 1883; pg. 10; Issue 30999.
- ↑ Cayley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/151. f. 151.
